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Three cafeteria workers in uniforms and gloves prepare pepperoni pizza slices in a commercial kitchen. One worker in the foreground places a slice into a cardboard container, while others pack meals in the background under bright fluorescent lighting.

Salud

Newsom signs first-in-nation law to ban ultraprocessed food in school lunches

California health officials will now decide which ingredients, additives, dyes, and other forms of processing don’t belong in school meals and K-12 cafeterias.

Por

kristen hwang

• octubre 9, 2025

Students wearing red and beige uniforms sit on the floor of a classroom as they look up at a teacher pointing to a projected lesson on a whiteboard.

Comentario

Charter schools need reform. This proposal could kneecap them

Lawmakers are considering creating an inspector general role just to oversee charter schools. It might slow the charter school movement.

Por

Daniel Walters

• julio 11, 2025

Los trabajadores del servicio de alimentos escolares se capacitan en el Culinary Institute of America como parte de Farm to School, una iniciativa para brindar almuerzos más saludables en las escuelas de California, en Napa el 3 de agosto de 2023. Foto de Semantha Norris, CalMatters

Salud

Will California ban ultra-processed foods in school meals?

The Legislature is considering phasing out chemical additives in school meals linked to health problems. Opponents say the definitions are so broad that it could ban items like tomato sauce and olive oil.

Por

kristen hwang

• junio 27, 2025

Students, wearing red and light brown uniforms, raise they hand while they sit in front of desks in a classroom.

Comentario

California’s war over charter schools rages on in court

Los Angeles Unified School District wants to "avoid" charter schools taking over several hundred district buildings. A judge may decide if that's legal.

Por

Daniel Walters

• mayo 29, 2025

A person speaks into a microphone while holding papers in a formal legislative chamber. The individual wears a burgundy outfit and stands at a desk with ornate woodwork. In the background, others are seated or standing, engaging in various tasks, including using a laptop and conversing. Tall curtains and architectural details frame the setting.

Justicia

Lawmaker seeks new way to outlaw threats against California schools and places of worship

Existing law makes it illegal to threaten people in many cases, but what happens when the threat is against a building, such as a school or a place of worship?

Por

Denise Amós

• abril 23, 2025

A teacher sits at a table with a small group of students in a classroom, leading a discussion. A whiteboard behind them displays vocabulary words like “enough” and “jewelry.” The walls are covered with educational posters and a word wall. Empty desks and bins of supplies are visible in the foreground.

Comentario

Wide school disparities persist 54 years after California’s landmark funding decision

Several decades of fighting over how to "equalize" education funding have landed California back where it started, with an inequitable, taxpayer-funded public education system that can't close achievement gaps.

Por

Daniel Walters

• abril 11, 2025

A person in a suit and glasses speaks into a microphone at a podium in a dark room while looking at a teleprompter. In the background is a black curtain hanging on poles to block out the rest of the stage area.

Comentario

California’s cities and schools face big budget gaps, few options

California's major cities and school districts are facing sizable budget gaps. Much like the state, they have few financial options.

Por

Daniel Walters

• marzo 13, 2025

El campus de Riverside de la Universidad de California en Riverside el 9 de junio de 2022. Raquel Natalicchio para CalMatters

Educación

Culture war clashes cost schools billions, UC Riverside and UCLA researchers report

Culture war issues such as racial discrimination, LGBTQ rights and partisan politics have been lightning rods for controversy at public school board meetings in the Inland Empire in recent years. In 2023, parents, students and teachers sued Temecula Valley Unified School District over its policies to ban teaching of critical race theory and require teachers to inform parents if students […]

Por

Deborah Brennan

• enero 23, 2025

Dos legisladores, uno con un traje azul y el otro con un vestido blanco y negro, están de pie con los brazos cruzados frente a ellos, durante una conferencia de prensa en el Capitolio estatal en Sacramento.

Educación

New California bill would block trans females from playing in girls’ sports

A new bill would remove the right of California's female transgender athletes in to participate in high school sports teams that match their gender identity.

Por

Deborah Brennan

• enero 15, 2025

Los resultados de las pruebas estatales muestran que los estudiantes de California en general tuvieron un desempeño mucho peor en matemáticas y artes del lenguaje inglés que antes de la pandemia, pero una brecha persistente en el rendimiento no empeoró, como se temía inicialmente. Estudiantes en un salón de clases de la escuela primaria 7 de la Escuela Pública St. HOPE en Sacramento el 11 de mayo de 2022. Foto de Miguel Gutiérrez Jr., CalMatters

Comentario

How California can fix its school crisis. Two projects point the way

Three years of expert, hands-on help pulled up two schools' test scores. The rest of the state's average scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Por

Daniel Walters

• diciembre 12, 2024

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